I went to the RNC last week and walked through the streets.

[Ninga]

I had several interesting conversations, among them was with a tee shirt vendor selling very vitriolic messages. I asked how was business. She said just as I hoped. I said I understood she needed to make a living and hoped she would be voting for Hillary. She blinked and looked quite surprised and high fived me saying of course. I didn't buy anything from her, and moved on.

I talked with anti Hillary protestors wearing "Hilllary for Prison" tee shirts, some carrying bullhorns chanting "lock her up." They dressed like scruffy hippy types and were mostly young 20 somethings. I said I understood they needed to make a living- so is it worth it? One young man said he made more in 4 days than he did in 4 months.

Point being. It's probably a good idea for the WSJ, NYT, and other rags to disarm these demonstrators to learn who they really might be.

If Ninga can do this, anyone can.

Point being. It's very possible that printed stories might not contain the entire truth.

Ninga also says "painting with a broad brush leaves many bare spots on the wall"

No one thing is all

[treestar]

1. Interesting how incurious the media are

Yeah what would it take for a real reporter to find that out?

[Ninga]

3. A real reporter might not announce their affiliation by removing their screaming

creditials hanging around their neck...ditching the black leather brief case...along with the notebook.....and of course the best of all....must look like Ninga...a 72 yr old former hippy still clinging to the past...😍

[WhiteTara]

2. Are you saying the demonstrators are being paid?

[Ninga]

4. I am attesting to the fact that a demonstor indeed say exactly what I said he said...

that he made more in 4 days than he did in 4 months....

[Blue Idaho]

5. I have no doubt that demonstrators are paid

Both at the republican and Democratic conventions. Not all mind you - but without a doubt some are.

Google: Lee Atwater.

[greymattermom]

7. they are probably recruited through craigslist ads

Just find the ads and sign up. We have folks who could do that, right? Tell them you don't care about politics and are broke.

[Ninga]

8. Yup, history matters. How do you know where to go, if you don't know where we've been...

[NCTraveler]

6. What about the groups wearing Sanders shirts?

I'm sure they were there in droves. Any conversations with them?

[Ninga]

9. There were more Sanders wearing shirts, observing the scrum, than participating. I talked to 3

Sanders supporters who were not delegates, but Cleveland locals. They were angry, but said they were not angry enough to join the protest because of the "jail her" shouting.

[NCTraveler]

10. Thank you for that.

Backs up what I said about today's events.

[Ninga]

11. Nothing is as simple as we would always like....mix some bad apples in with the good and it's

bound to make some weak apples rotten....its just how nature works.

[PatSeg]

12. Very interesting

Things are rarely as they appear. Obviously it doesn't take a whole lot get a truer picture though by actually asking questions.